Determining file sizes???

As is always an issue with anything downloaded on the internet, the odds of a file not downloading thoroughly is common. It was always helpful for me to now how big my download is supposed to be, so I know if it downloaded properly.

The way the available downloads is now, I can't tell. And since not all files require the whole click, click, click window routine, I don't now if my stuff is installing properly or not.

Anybody else having this issue? If so, how do I remedy it?

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As is always an issue with anything downloaded on the internet, the odds of a file not downloading thoroughly is common. It was always helpful for me to now how big my download is supposed to be, so I know if it downloaded properly.

The way the available downloads is now, I can't tell. And since not all files require the whole click, click, click window routine, I don't now if my stuff is installing properly or not.

Anybody else having this issue? If so, how do I remedy it?

Well when they have converted all the files to zip format, it's easy to test if files are corrupt. I use WinRAR myself for testing downloaded files, it can test at least a thousand zip files (probably more but I haven't tried) with a few clicks.

As is always an issue with anything downloaded on the internet, the odds of a file not downloading thoroughly is common. It was always helpful for me to now how big my download is supposed to be, so I know if it downloaded properly.

The way the available downloads is now, I can't tell. And since not all files require the whole click, click, click window routine, I don't now if my stuff is installing properly or not.

Anybody else having this issue? If so, how do I remedy it?

Well when they have converted all the files to zip format, it's easy to test if files are corrupt. I use WinRAR myself for testing downloaded files, it can test at least a thousand zip files (probably more but I haven't tried) with a few clicks.

So now I not only have to switch to the zip files vs the exe file, I also have to test them to see if they are corrupt because Daz will no longer tell me the file size?

And what is an .sit file? I don't have a mac. I am not being offered a .zip file to check if the file is downloading right or not!

So now I not only have to switch to the zip files vs the exe file, I also have to test them to see if they are corrupt because Daz will no longer tell me the file size?

Well the file size that was listed on the old download page wasn't completely reliable anyway since it was only approximate, like 45.22 MB. You'll need the number in bytes (in this case e.g. 45.221.349) to be able to check if the downloaded file has the correct size.

Besides, even files with the correct size may be corrupted during transmission, though it's rare. When testing zip files size is irrelevant, as the file contains a checksum that will reveal if the file is corrupted even if the size is correct.

As an alternative you can use a download manager (the new site supports these) which checks for file corruption, but still, it's only zip files and other formats with an internal checksum that can be tested 100% (well 99.999999%) reliably.

The old site could use download managers too, but it flies through the 4 tries in no time at all. The tries are still listed so download managers are still a bad idea :( I thought when they brought up the download managers that would mean the limited number of tries would be eliminated as well :(

So what ya'll are saying is this is also harder and more time consuming and labor intensive than before, since I will now have to somehow assure that my file is downloading fully and properly trough some kind of external software than them just giving me an estimated file size to compare to ... right?

I just want the sizes back so I can download anything at all :( I can't download if I can't plan ahead and see what files I can do and what I need to wait and try at the library when I can... *is on dialup and has an 8hr session limit and 250hr/month time limits* :( Takes me about 1hr for 10mb, and most files now are 100mb+ and I can't download those so I really need those sizes listed too :(

The old site could use download managers too, but it flies through the 4 tries in no time at all. The tries are still listed so download managers are still a bad idea :( I thought when they brought up the download managers that would mean the limited number of tries would be eliminated as well :(

Yea, you're right. DAZ said however that you can use download managers on the new site, so that needs some clarification.

So what ya'll are saying is this is also harder and more time consuming and labor intensive than before, since I will now have to somehow assure that my file is downloading fully and properly trough some kind of external software than them just giving me an estimated file size to compare to ... right?

Maybe the mods are going to kick my butt for advertising now, but the DAZ Content Downloader automatically checks if the file size is correct for every file it downloads. It's not availalble right now though as I'm working on an update (hopely ready within a week or so) that will work with the new store. But otherwise you can get it here:

So what ya'll are saying is this is also harder and more time consuming and labor intensive than before, since I will now have to somehow assure that my file is downloading fully and properly trough some kind of external software than them just giving me an estimated file size to compare to ... right?

Maybe the mods are going to kick my butt for advertising now, but the DAZ Content Downloader automatically checks if the file size is correct for every file it downloads. It's not availalble right now though as I'm working on an update (hopely ready within a wekk or so) that will work with the new store. But otherwise you can get it here: